Woods v. State

LOWDERMILK, Presiding Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

After a jury found defendant-appellant David A. Woods (Woods) guilty of forgery,1 the Fountain Circuit Court imposed a sentence of not less than two nor more than fourteen years.

FACTS

Woods was serving as a paid informant for the State Police Department and was attempting to gain evidence to be used in prosecuting Robert Woolwine. Woods stipulated at trial that the writing which appeared on each of three checks introduced into evidence was authored by Woods without the authorization of Max Summers, whose name appeared as the maker of the checks.…